The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word YEARNS which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2022.
Longs for crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEARNS | 31 % | 6 |
| DESIRES | 15 % | 7 |
| PINES | 13 % | 5 |
| HANKERS | 6 % | 7 |
| ACHES | 6 % | 5 |
| COVETS | 6 % | 6 |
| NEEDS | 4 % | 5 |
| THIRSTS | 4 % | 7 |
| YENS | 4 % | 4 |
| CRAVES | 2 % | 6 |
| HUNGERS | 2 % | 7 |
| MISSES | 2 % | 6 |
| WANTS | 2 % | 5 |
| WISHES | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Longs for
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- desires
- wants
- craves
- yearns
- needs
- large
- lats
- longer
- maxim
- avarice
- hungerer
- misses
Crossword Answer definitions
YEARNS verb- To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
- To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
- To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- To pain; to grieve; to vex.
- To curdle, as milk.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result YEARNS
- Pines
- Aches
- Aches (for)
- Longs
- Hungers
- Has a hankering
- Longs for
- Deeply desires, with "for"
- Longs (for)
- Desires, with "for"
More clues leading to the result DESIRES
- Longs for
- They may be burning
- Strong urges
- Wants strongly
- Aspirations
- Asks for
- Covets
- Has a hankering for
- Urges
- Wishes
More clues leading to the result PINES
- Respighi's "The ___ of Rome"
- Yearns
- They keep Maine green
- Hankers for
- Cone bearers
- Ponderosa and Virginia
- Yearns (for)
- Some evergreens
- Fir kin
- Carries a torch (for)
More clues leading to the result HANKERS
More clues leading to the result ACHES
- Needs liniment
- Feels compassion
- Longs for
- Smarts
- Sore spots
- Tummy troubles
- Yearns
- Yearns painfully
- Pains' partner
- Pines (for)
More clues leading to the result COVETS
- Breaks a commandment
- Wants badly
- Hungers for
- Breaks the Tenth Commandment
- Violates the Tenth Commandment
- Wrongly desires
- Longs for enviously
- Has an itch
- Strongly desires
- Desires.
More clues leading to the result NEEDS
- Basic ___
- Has to have
- Requirements
- Must have
- Requires
- Lacks
- Prerequisites
- Calls for
- They may be met
- Food, clothing, and shelter, e.g.
More clues leading to the result THIRSTS
- Wants in the worst way
- Has a strong desire
- Ardent desires
- Is dehydrated
- Deep desires
- Longs (for)
- Strong desires, as for water
- Yearns
- Craves, with "for"
- Needs a pitcher
More clues leading to the result YENS
More clues leading to the result CRAVES
- Thirsts for
- More than wants
- Has a longing for
- Asks to be told.
- Begs.
- Needs
- Desires
- Yearns for
- Longs for
- Covets
More clues leading to the result HUNGERS
More clues leading to the result MISSES
- Fails
- Clothing store department
- Fails to hit
- Wide shots
- Shoots wide
- Pines for
- Fails to amuse, as a joke
- Longs to see
- The scariest ones are near
- Swings without hitting
More clues leading to the result WANTS
- Letter to Santa contents
- Doesn't have it all
- Privations
- Desires
- Lacks
- Would like to have
- Has a yen for
- Craves
- Would like
- Has a craving for